• Explore the magic and the mystery!


  • » Currently browsing posts tagged with: Verizon Wireless

    AT&T’s Eternal Search for Cell Tower Salvation

    March 22nd, 2011

    It seems pretty clear to me that AT&T has a serious problem. They clearly didn’t plan for the onslaught of data consumption on the part of newly-minted owners of iPhones and other smartphones over the past few years. Problems are legion. In some larger cities, iPhone users report frequent disconnects, assuming they’re able to get […]


    Newsletter Issue #590: And Now There Are Three

    March 21st, 2011

    As many of you know, AT&T wireless was cobbled together from several mergers. This meant several years of growing pains, to integrate networks, and to make the wider system of cell phone towers compatible with each other. It’s fair to say that AT&T still gets ragged on for being way behind the curve, particularly when […]


    The iOS Report: There’s Something to be Said for Predictability

    March 11th, 2011

    As the iPad 2 becomes available, there’s little doubt plenty will be sold. Since so many more dealers have them, you may be able to buy one without waiting a few hours on a line snaking around the block, or the other side of the shopping mall. Or just order online and be done with […]


    The iOS Report: The Refinements Keep on Coming

    March 10th, 2011

    Two days before the promised release date, Apple on Wednesday released the iOS 4.3 update for the iPad, and recent models of the iPhone and iPod touch. Missing in action is the Verizon Wireless version, which already has the included Personal Hotspot feature, which lets your iPhone serve as a Wi-Fi hub for cellular data. […]